The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-27

was passing to tell him the name OF the
castle. "lt'sno the day to hC spCring sic
things" was the only answer he got.
\ lady who had become an Episco-
pnlian took To church with her one sun,
day "A iaVoritc servant who wus u Freshly
terrain of the old school. There was u lull
choral service, aud she felt sure her com
paniun would enjoy Il, On their return
home the lady asked her what she thought
ui the music. ooh, it's a vera bonny,
ycrn bonny,h was the response, but,
oh, my lady, it's an awful way q spending
the sabbath
The obligation to keep the Sabbath holy
was held To be incumbent ON everything.
Lady Macncil had some norking fowl, n,
ported to he famous layers. once upon
time she asked the hcnNilc II they laid
many cuvs "lndccd, my liddy they luy
every day, no excepting the blessed sab
bath
\ lady, on going into her kitchen one
Monday morning, found n new roasting
lack, which had been M constructed ~ Ia
o. constantly without winding up,
broken. She asked the cook how il hap
pcncd. Jcunic replied that she did It her.
sell. Tor, sud she, II was ma gazing Ia har
the iulc thing checking and running In my
kitchen a the blessed Sabbath
This reverence iur the holy day often
took u form one would hardly have antiri-
paicd. An old Highlander said tu an I'm
glish tourist: "lhoy'rc God irarln' set
of folk here, decd they are, an III give We
an instance OF, Last sabbath, just as the
Kirk was skaiin' Their, was u druycr chicl
lrc pumlrics along the road, whstlin an
lookin' rs happy NJ II II was Ia muddlc q
Ia week. Wccl sir our lands X u tod
lcarin' sct q iaads, an they yokit upon
him. an Almost killed him
There is u story not unlike this told oi
David Hume, the lut philosopher. lie had
fallen into q mudhulc AMI stuck iast. lie
called ont iul assistance tu u woman Who
WAS passing.
She came up 10 him. looked nj him q
moment, and said. "Arc na yc Hume,
the atheism "Wrll, no matter II | am,
said Hume, Christian charity commands
that You do good Ia everyone. christian
charity here ~ christian charity there, III
do uauthiur for We I'LL We turn q christian
| ycrscr. Ne muun rcIrut the lorlH prayer
| aud tine crccd, or, iR,th, IN let ger wallnw
/ there ~ | innd We The kCplic really
| afraid III his lie, ruhcnr~cd ihv required
formulas. and was thcWupun helped ont al
! Mr. ThirU, q very plain spoken old
| clergyman. was rrnlly ANNOYED ~ the
iiniral Nuys NJ q Young man whupwachcd
iur him one SUNDAY morning aud gave
] way tu his annoyance In the prayer after
I the sermon. lie prayed iur the young
minister us promising lIhurrr hui want
/ Ing much uVcthuuliur aud wound up his
PRAYER los saving 20 lord, please tab m
l aWl aud let the wind uut - him
4 rlrrf,mln once tuuk ia tlsk one 1T
/ his piIithiuurr who had left him a. Join
/ some other congregation said hc John.
/ I'm SUR Nc Ken tlht a ulliu' stanc gath.
I pt- uur moss "AN' answered John,
/ that true. hu, can We tell what guild the
| moss DOES to the slnn"''
The sermons were much the same, week
u aud week uut, and often had NJ upurliir
effect on the congregation, nnd the clergy
man would sometimes publicly rrprlmaud
/ his nurk iur inattrutiuu. One minister
called ont. "lccms Robson, yc'w slccpiu'
| insist un your walking when Gods word
/ A. prrIrhcd tu We 'Mul, sir. yu may
/ look ~ Your ain sat aud yc' II see q sleeper
| iur hyo me said James. pointing Ia the
/ ministers pew, where thC ministers Wilc
was INDUCING IN u nap. The husband
| called upuu her h. stand and receive the
ccu.urc due Ia her uilcnsr, anl which was
administered iu this way. "A hudy kpus
| that when ! got We iur my wife got nae
| hplulv. yct lrn'H hen that got nac sillcr,
/ and II dinnn get Gud "a grace shall har
I % puir bargain indeed
/ Dr Scott Dumlrics, II is said had once u
somewhat famous sermon ON the "kcsur.
| r-ction.' This he delivered ON sl,ta-
| mental occasion. These occasions used io
/ be- Fpu NJ preaching matches several
/ sermons being delivered. and each preach
l pr striving to do his best. On this occasion
/ the hearers we're overheard discussing the
/ merits III the different ministers One
/ dnmp said to another "lUCzr me abunC
| them fur the Oldham that said. Raphael
/ finls and Gabriel strikes his guodcn harp,
an' g. the angels clap their wings vi JOY
oh, but Il gran Il just put me In mind y
our gcrso at DuniarP, when they turn their
webs a. the south an clap their WINS
when they zee the min's comm, after u
long druuth.
The Scotch name ior the game 81
| dmughts is dam, and the board upon
which IL h. played IL called u dum.hfud \
scotch lady Ut the old srhuul being In
| London wished "a purchase table cloth
NJ @ checked pattern like the squares ON q
dmught board. She entered q shop aud
usloui-hcd the shopman by asking for
table linen III dam.brol pattern lie
showed her some In very wide stripes, ~.
surfing her IL WIS the very bruJdctt pat.
tenn made That would not 10. She &C..
ponicd shc vented dam-brod pattern
and that WIS not dam.brod 1T all She
lcit tie shop leaving the man astunishcl
at her emphatic wording Of hcr order, aud
she Wns equally surprised and indignant
that be- did moi have IN his stur such .
Yer, common pattern Of table linen.